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Island health review, progress and the way forward in the Western Pacific Region

Island health differs from other health care systems, particularly in that there are limited resources and referral faculties available. With globalisation and climate change, island populations have become increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters and global pandemics. This study will identify,...

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Main Authors: Thant Zin, Than Myint, Kyaw Htay, Shamsul B. S
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Language:English
Published: Malaysian Public Health Physicians Association 2014
Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/21969/1/Island%20health%20review%2C%20progress%20and%20the%20way%20forward%20in%20the%20Western%20Pacific%20Region.pdf
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spelling my.ums.eprints.219692019-04-30T07:32:31Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/21969/ Island health review, progress and the way forward in the Western Pacific Region Thant Zin Than Myint Kyaw Htay Shamsul B. S Island health differs from other health care systems, particularly in that there are limited resources and referral faculties available. With globalisation and climate change, island populations have become increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters and global pandemics. This study will identify, explore, compare and report on island health issues facing in the western Pacific, before making appropriate recommendations. A review of selected health indicators in Pacific islands was collected from the World Health Organization (WHO) and other publicly available resources. In the Pacific region, 15 islands saw lower health expenditure (<US $500), one physician and two to six nurses per 1,000 people (fall below WHO recommendation), lower life expectancy (60-70 years), higher fertility rates (2.5 to 6.4 children per women, excepting Palau), and higher adolescent fertility rates (23 to 88 children per 1,000 girls, excepting Tonga). Island populations also suffer a higher disease burden per 100,000 people, with TB, malaria, and non-communicable diseases contributing to elevated mortality rates throughout much of the region. This article highlights four areas: the sustainable development of the health workforce, improved maternal and antenatal health care provisioning, and selective communicable and non-communicable disease control. However, there are some limitations especially under reporting of maternal health data and generalization effect of reported data. Malaysian Public Health Physicians Association 2014 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/21969/1/Island%20health%20review%2C%20progress%20and%20the%20way%20forward%20in%20the%20Western%20Pacific%20Region.pdf Thant Zin and Than Myint and Kyaw Htay and Shamsul B. S (2014) Island health review, progress and the way forward in the Western Pacific Region. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 14 (3). pp. 36-46. ISSN 2590-3829 14(3)
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description Island health differs from other health care systems, particularly in that there are limited resources and referral faculties available. With globalisation and climate change, island populations have become increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters and global pandemics. This study will identify, explore, compare and report on island health issues facing in the western Pacific, before making appropriate recommendations. A review of selected health indicators in Pacific islands was collected from the World Health Organization (WHO) and other publicly available resources. In the Pacific region, 15 islands saw lower health expenditure (<US $500), one physician and two to six nurses per 1,000 people (fall below WHO recommendation), lower life expectancy (60-70 years), higher fertility rates (2.5 to 6.4 children per women, excepting Palau), and higher adolescent fertility rates (23 to 88 children per 1,000 girls, excepting Tonga). Island populations also suffer a higher disease burden per 100,000 people, with TB, malaria, and non-communicable diseases contributing to elevated mortality rates throughout much of the region. This article highlights four areas: the sustainable development of the health workforce, improved maternal and antenatal health care provisioning, and selective communicable and non-communicable disease control. However, there are some limitations especially under reporting of maternal health data and generalization effect of reported data.
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author Thant Zin
Than Myint
Kyaw Htay
Shamsul B. S
spellingShingle Thant Zin
Than Myint
Kyaw Htay
Shamsul B. S
Island health review, progress and the way forward in the Western Pacific Region
author_facet Thant Zin
Than Myint
Kyaw Htay
Shamsul B. S
author_sort Thant Zin
title Island health review, progress and the way forward in the Western Pacific Region
title_short Island health review, progress and the way forward in the Western Pacific Region
title_full Island health review, progress and the way forward in the Western Pacific Region
title_fullStr Island health review, progress and the way forward in the Western Pacific Region
title_full_unstemmed Island health review, progress and the way forward in the Western Pacific Region
title_sort island health review, progress and the way forward in the western pacific region
publisher Malaysian Public Health Physicians Association
publishDate 2014
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/21969/1/Island%20health%20review%2C%20progress%20and%20the%20way%20forward%20in%20the%20Western%20Pacific%20Region.pdf
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